A revolution has been taking place in the male-dominated World Wrestling Entertainment, and Becky Lynch has been on the frontlines.

Along with Bayley, Divas champ Charlotte and Sasha Banks, the women have put on must-see matches on WWE television each week.

The so-called “Divas Revolution” first began on WWE’s developmental system NXT, but soon found its way onto the flagship television programs such as “Raw” and “Smackdown.” That revolution has been televised and will be a part of the “Smackdown” taping at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario Tuesday, Feb. 16.

For Lynch, her rocket-ride to WWE superstardom seems so far away from the teenage girl who would watch trailblazing female wrestlers such as Lita and think it was cool.

“For me, a girl in Ireland, it wasn’t even a dream,” Lynch said in a recent telephone interview. “Like, how would I even? There was no school. How does one become a wrestler? It wasn’t even a thing in my head.”

As it happens occasionally, dreams and futures go hand in hand with fate. Her brother, who also wanted to be a wrestler, found out that wrestler Finn Bálor—the current NXT champion—was opening a school just about an hour away from their home.

“At the time, I was failing P.E.,” she said. “Who fails P.E.? So I went down and to say I was awful was an understatement. But, I fell in love with it. It wasn’t until I was 17 in a match where I tagged with my brother. I had the most fun ever and I came back and said ‘this is what I have to do. This is what I’m going to do.’”

Years later after wrestling in Canada and Japan, at 19, she was still unsure about her future and moved to Orlando, Fla., the home of NXT. It was there where she met Bayley, Charlotte and Banks and came to call themselves “The Four Horsewomen,” after the legendary stable of wrestlers “The Four Horseman,” which included Charlotte’s father, Ric Flair and Arn Anderson in the ’80s and ’90s. The foursome, along with other wrestlers such as Paige, Emma and Natalya, put on matches that had fans buzzing. For Lynch, it was pure validation.

“There have been so many ups and downs and dips in belief,” she said. “I thought maybe dreams don’t really come true. But, they do if you keep pushing.”

In its end of 2015 lists of the top matches of the year, WWE.com listed 25 matches and Lynch had two performances rank high. Her battle with Banks at “NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable” ended up being the No. 15 match of the year and the four way battle between Lynch, Charlotte, Banks and Bayley at “NXT TakeOver: Rival” at No. 5. That match outranked World Title and main event matches featuring high-profile male talent such as Brock Lesnar, The Undertaker, Daniel Bryan, John Cena and her trainer, Bálor.

“When you say that, it’s still like one day I’m going to sit down and it’s going to hit me,” Lynch said. “It’s still so unbelievable. I was just in Mexico and the Undertaker was there doing his entrance. And I was like ‘what is this? We have to follow the Undertaker!’ It’s unfathomable. (NXT Women’s champion) Bayley and I talk about this and think about what we’re doing and absolutely cry with gratitude. We’re the luckiest people in the world. It’s living out a childhood dream with your childhood heroes.”

Since arriving on the main WWE roster in July of 2015, Lynch has been on television and pay-per-view events squaring off against other Divas such as The Bella Twins, Alicia Fox, Naomi and Tamina. On the Monday, Jan. 18 episode of “Raw,” Lynch had a once-in-a-lifetime verbal showdown with with Flair, who is known as one of the best wrestlers of all-time.

“It was surreal,” Lynch said. “I’m jaw jacking with Ric Flair! The entire time I’ve been here. Dusty Rhodes was my mentor and Triple H is your boss. It’s everything you’ve grown up watching and now you’re jaw jacking with Ric Flair. I can’t even explain it other than saying it’s surreal and amazing. I wish kid me was around, like I could bring little Becky around to show her all of this. I’d love to see how she’d react.”

Lynch’s next big battle is set for the WWE event “Fastlane,” where she’ll team with Banks to take on Naomi and Tamina. The Ontario “Smackdown” taping is the last show before the event, so fans can expect the four to mix it up.

What does the future hold for women’s wrestling? Lynch points to the “Iron Man” match between Bayley and Banks at the “NXT TakeOver: Respect” event. It marked the first time a match between two women was the main event at a major WWE event and the first female 30 minute “Iron Man” match. That match ranked No. 2 on WWE’s end of 2015 list. A number of sites such as BuzzFeed called it “the greatest women’s match in WWE history.” Does that mean that Is the world is closer than ever before to an all-female main event of WWE’s biggest show of the year “Wrestlemania?”

“I think so,” she said. “I don’t see a single reason why not. What Bayley and Sasha did, they weren’t the main event because of a movement or because it was cool. It was because they’re that good. No one else could follow them. That’s what we’re moving to. It’s pure equality as long as you’re that good and you’re that much of a draw, I think you have every right to be the main event,” she said. “Look at Ronda Rousey and I guess now Holly Holm. It’s a new time and it’s great to be part of it.”

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